steams
Cooks with vapor
Steams is the third-person singular of steam.
Water steams when heated to boiling.
A person steams when angry: She steams every time he's late.
To steam somewhere is to move with purpose and energy: He steams into the office at 7 a.m. sharp.
Food steams when cooked over boiling water.
A ship steams toward port.
Cook just under boiling
- boilHeat to bubbling point
- poachCook gently submerged
- blanchScald briefly, then cool
- dumplingsFilled dough parcels
tamales · vegetables · seafood · mussels · clams · rice · bao · idli
Vapor turning to liquid
- moistureSmall amounts of liquid
- fogLow-lying cloud cover
- mistFine airborne moisture
- dropletsMinute liquid globules
humidity · evaporate · cloud · haze · rising · billowing · wispy · curling
Heat transfer device
- pipeHollow conveyance channel
- heatingRaising temperature artificially
- boilerWater-heating vessel
- furnaceEnclosed heat-producing structure
hissing · warmth · vent · register · thermal · convection · iron · sauna
Brewed bean beverage
- teaSteeped leaf beverage
- kettleSpouted vessel for heating water
- aromaPleasant distinctive smell
- espressoConcentrated pressurized brew
cappuccino · latte · pot · percolate · pour-over · infusion · caffeine · mug
Blade-driven energy converter
- generatorElectricity-producing machine
- engineMachine producing motion
- locomotiveRailway pulling machine
- trainRail vehicle or instruct
industrial · piston · pressure · boiler · plant · coal · thermal · electricity
simmer
Cook just under boiling
dumplings · tamales · vegetables · seafood · mussels · clams · rice · bao · idli · couscous
condensation
Vapor turning to liquid
droplets · humidity · evaporate · cloud · haze · rising · billowing · wispy · curling · dissipate
radiator
Heat transfer device
furnace · hissing · warmth · vent · register · thermal · convection · iron · sauna · geyser
coffee
Brewed bean beverage
espresso · cappuccino · latte · pot · percolate · pour-over · infusion · caffeine · mug · cup
turbine
Blade-driven energy converter
- generatorElectricity-producing machine
- engineMachine producing motion
- locomotiveRailway pulling machine
train · industrial · piston · pressure · boiler · plant · coal · thermal · electricity · propulsion
facial
Beauty service for skin
pores · detox · eucalyptus · towel · relaxation · therapy · wellness · skin · cleanse · rejuvenate
fumes
Airborne chemical irritants
irate · livid · fuming · temper · indignant · agitated · boiling · mad · incensed · frustrated
- blow off steamRelease accumulated stress
- let off steamRelease accumulated emotional pressure
- steamer trunkLarge rigid voyage luggage
- steam pipeTube carrying hot vapor
- run out of steamLose driving energy
- steam engineThermal vapor motor
steam, steaming, steamy, steamed, steamer, steamroller, steaminess, steamboats, steampunk